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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005007

Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch

Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,365 residents in Ashford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,365

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,813

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

120.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham, Maidstone9,764 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.7% no carHaddenham, Stretham & Witchford, East Cambridgeshire10,279 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.3% no carHeadcorn & Sutton Valence, Maidstone7,505 residents · 73.0% owned · 9.8% no carShurdington, Staverton & Witcombe, Tewkesbury7,768 residents · 71.7% owned · 10.5% no carLostock & Wincham, Cheshire West and Chester9,261 residents · 78.7% owned · 8.6% no carHailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean, Wealden13,951 residents · 78.5% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned74.2%
2,828 households
Private rented15.8%
601 households
Social rented7.7%
295 households
Shared ownership2.2%
83 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.6%
1,778 households
Semi-detached28%
1,068 households
Terraced14.1%
539 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.8%
220 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
170 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.2%
1,457 households
2 cars or vans in household35.4%
1,350 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.2%
693 households
No cars or vans in household8.2%
314 households
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.7%
1,360 households
4 or more bedrooms32.6%
1,243 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
1,000 households
1 bedroom5.5%
211 households
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
2,649 households
One-person household24.7%
943 households
Other household types5.9%
226 households
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,438 households
1 person in household24.8%
945 households
3 people in household17.2%
656 households
4 people in household13.9%
532 households
5 people in household4.6%
177 households
6 people in household1.1%
42 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,565 residents
15–2915%
1,404 residents
30–4417%
1,589 residents
45–6428.2%
2,645 residents
65 and over23.1%
2,162 residents
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.8%
8,784 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
196 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
181 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
165 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
41 residents
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.8%
2,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,405 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
4,485 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
3,096 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,638 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
4,613 residents
Good health33.8%
3,169 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,172 residents
Bad health3.4%
316 residents
Very bad health1%
95 residents
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
7,755 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,610 residents
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
1,999 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,273 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
452 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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